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Vein of Galen

Known as: Great Cerebral Vein of Galen, Vena magna cerebri, Galen Vein 
A blood vessel formed by the union of the two internal cerebral veins that drains the cerebrum and joins with the inferior sagittal sinus to form the… 
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Deep cerebral veinStructure of cerebral vein
Structure of internal cerebral veinStructure of posterior corpus callosal veinStructure of straight sinusVascular System

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Ecohydrology of an outbreak: mountain pine beetle impacts trees in drier landscape positions first
Vegetation pattern and landscape structure intersect to exert strong control over ecohydrological dynamics at the watershed scale… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
CT Angiography for Brain Death Diagnosis
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lack of cerebral circulation is an important confirmatory test for brain death (BD). Conventional… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Reliability of computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis of brain death.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Diagnosis of brain death using two-phase spiral CT.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of spiral CT in the diagnosis of brain death. METHODS Spiral CT… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cerebral venography with MR.
The authors describe a two-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance (MR) angiography technique to create projection… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
[Aneurysms of the vein of Galen. Angiographic study and morphogenetic considerations].
The angiographic and/or anatomic study of a series of 30 cases of Vein of Galen aneurysm (which is defined as an arterio-venous… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Cerebral damage in neonates resulting from arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen
Seven neonates with arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen are described. Six presented with cyanotic heart failure. Two… 
1968
1968
Thrombosis in the vein of Galen malformation.
Abstract A patient with complete thrombosis of a vein of Galen malformation is reported. The patient, an infant 5¾ months of age… 
1954
1954
Vascular malformation in the region of the great vein of Galen.
T HIS report concerns arteriovenous malformations in the region of the pineal gland. The 5 cases reported here and similar cases… 
1949
1949
Arteriovenous fistula (aneurysm) of the great cerebral vein (of Galen) and the circle of Willis; report on two patients treated by ligation.
ARTERIOVENOUS fistula (aneurysm) connecting the great cerebral vein (of Galen) and the circle of Willis is a congenital anomaly… 
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